How to listen for combination keyboard events e.g. Shift+Enter

Tom Ireland · 2023-11-29T07:36:16.244+00:00

How do you listen for combination keyboard events e.g. Shift+Enter? I can listen for and handle single key presses but cannot figure out how to handle combination. I imagine I need to use a switch like I do for single key presses but not sure of the logic to track both. Do I need a switch followed by another switch?

Tom Ireland
2 years ago
How do you listen for combination keyboard events e.g. Shift+Enter? I can listen for and handle single key presses but cannot figure out how to handle combination. I imagine I need to use a switch like I do for single key presses but not sure of the logic to track both. Do I need a switch followed by another switch?
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Andreas Møller
2 years ago
You can see if "modifier" are held down in the keydown event.
if you need complex key combos, like l+i+m you will have to use a variable to keep track of pressed keys
Tom Ireland
2 years ago
Huzzah! I was so close but I was doing another equals 'Shift' on the AND instead of 'shiftKey'. What a legend! Thanks, @Andreas Møller . 🤘

How to listen for combination keyboard events e.g. Shift+Enter

Tom Ireland

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